How do you afford this lifestyle? Are you trust fund babies? These are the two most common and sometimes first questions we get on the road. The truth of the matter is, we worked hard and continue to work hard in order to live this lifestyle. Prior to leaving for this adventure of a lifetime […]
Read more "How We Live a Vandwelling Lifestyle"Jumboland was our first place of employment. Yes, both of us. Although having worked there through our high school years we never shared a shift together. Smart owner. Jumboland is famous for their taylor ham, foot long hot dogs, and ice cream. I loved working behind the ice cream counter! Not only did it keep […]
Read more "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream"Less then 24 hours after Melissa’s arrival we got down and dirty in the kitchen. Every year honorary gypsy Melissa uses her vacation days to spend some time living the van life. We didn’t waste any time today. The three of us got up shortly after the sun and headed to downtown Denver to Urban […]
Read more "Urban Peak"Our passion for music is evident in our lives. Our desires guide our travels to switch routes or lead us in directions for the sole purpose of catching one of our favorite bands. When music pairs with another important aspect of who we are, spreading good karma by helping others, we know we are being […]
Read more "Conscious Alliance Collaboration"I have been a client of Kim’s since about the time I left for this trip. She is a renowned reiki master and works out of her home in Dover, NJ. For those of you not familiar with the practice; it is a healing technique based on the principle that the therapist can channel energy into […]
Read more "Splatter Run, Crested Butte "It has been a heart-warming two weeks in sunny Colorado. Familiar faces and close friends here make it feel a lot like home. The balance we experience between the city life and the fresh mountain air have made our souls smile. It has been hard to get a smile off our faces actually. It was […]
Read more "Grow. Learn. Sustain. Enjoy. Repeat."We have started challenging ourselves to find new ways to give back to each city we visit. The timing was right for us when we arrived in Fargo, North Dakota. We would have the opportunity to be part of the Special Olympics Opening Ceremony. The 2016 summer games program for the Special Olympics North Dakota […]
Read more "Special Olympics, North Dakota"The summers between 5th and 8th grade my mom had to work. So in between sports camps and friends’ sleepovers I spent a lot of my summer days with my Great Aunt Anna and Great Uncle Jim. We would do everything from crafts, swim in their famous above ground pool, play bocci ball, dress up […]
Read more "Open Arms of Minnesota"Sometimes we are needed when least expected. We had been discussing what we would do for the state of Wisconsin, reaching out to organizations with no prevail. A state that we started to surprisingly fall in love with as it reminds us of home (with better cheese). We woke up with so much energy after […]
Read more "Madison, Wisconsin"After a year and a half has somehow flown by, we were finally reunited with my stepsister, Rachel, in Chicago. The last we saw one another, we had just started this journey and were in Florida in December 2014. We have managed to visit 30 states and 13 National Parks so far. She has proudly […]
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